Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-27
ORIENTAL NEWS.
Dispatches from China,
Japan and Samoa.
GRAND MILITARY PAGEANT.
Press Comment on tho Failure of
the Chinese American Bank
other Matters.
Correspondence OF the HERALD

SAN FRANcIsco, November 90
Advices from Yokohama by the City
OF Pekin just arrived from China and
Japan are as follows: Splendid
weather graced the celebration OF the
third of November in Toxic, of his i'm
perial majesty the Emperor's thirty
fifth birthday. Various Court func-
tons having special reference to the
occasion were held during the day,
the most imposing. at any rate, the
most public, being the passing in re-
view before his majesty OF something
like 1909 OF the pick of the japanese
army.
THE ANNUAL CEREMONY
On the parade ground is favorite
sight among the people OF the capital
and in the vicinity. The streets were
crowded by Junksha and foot pAssen-
gers. Troops We're drawn up along
the east side OF the ground, facing
the chief entrance to the city a short
distance from which was the imperiAl
tent and stand for distinguished
visitors. Many foreigners outside of
the official circles were present. TIL,
crowd of Japanese Was large. Pune
tullly at nine o'clock
THE EMPEROR ARRIVED
On the ground in the imperial car
riage and after a feS NOM ,nt5 st
re-entered the carriage, which in the
interval he had left. Attended by IA
large staff he drove round the troops
slowly. The infantry columns, which
were massed on the left front OF the
saluting base, we're the first inspected
i'm this manner; then the artillery, of
which there were about thirty pieces
on the field, and lastly the cavalry.
The Imperial Guards and the Impe-
rial Marine bands, as we'll as the
buglers OF the various corps, played
the Imperial salute. The Emperor
then returned and took up his posi-
ton in front OF the Imperial tent,
upon which
THE MARCH PAST
Began. The asst,. to move were the
Infantry regiments, and ere many
companies had gone past the music of
the bands was mingled with the rat
tie of the field guns as they moved up
from the left. In all thirteen battal-
ions of infantry OF four companies
each marched past, representing
total OF 5000 men. In many of the
companies great steadiness was OBJ
servable, several especially going past
in the tirmest position of formation,
while for the most part the distance
was quite accurately kept. The artil-
lery went past
IN CAPITAL ORDER
The first being a battery at walk,
followed by four batteries at trot,
hen two squadrons of lancers, which
were followed by a similar body of
husSars and Dragons, all in admira
BILE formation. All having taken the
ground in columns facing the salu
ting post, the troops came to the pre-
sent and the Imperial salute was
played rs the Emperor left the field
Eleven hundred OF the soldiers were
of the Imperial body guard relieved
from service on the Doth ult,
THE CHINESE AMERICAN BANK.
The Japan mail has the following
concerning the Mitkiewicz affair:
"fhe Chinese Times says Viceroy Ii
Hung Chang has notified Tsung Lii
Yamen Of the Abandonment OF the
Mitkiewicz financial scheme, which
had also been condemned by Imperial
decree. So ends this big scheme
and very sorry we are to record the
fact. Especially unfortunate it is also
that Viceroy Iii should have been as
soc ated with this abortive affair. 1t
cannot but discredit him and every
tn ng that weakens Ii hampers
China's progress. But the American
press--what strange and unpatriotic
role it has played throu chou. From
the first it set itself TO tear Mltkie-
wicz'S reputation t. pieces. We have
quoted some OF the stories published
about him and shown that whether
true or false, in the main they were
dressed up in manner betrayi"g
palpable eXagge alton and ma icA
Why were they published at all ?
Was it the function of the American
press to prevent the success OF an ar
rangement that would have added
enormously to American influence in
the East and thrown big business into
American hands,"
GENERAL MENTION.
A native Japanese paper states that
Japan is to be visited next spring by
j. e. Blaine of America.
The City OF Sydney experienced a
typhoon on the way to Yokoh ana,
and one of the crew was blown over
board. Several vessels are out search
ing FIR the Wasp, but no hopes are
entertained OF her safety.
The China Mail, under date of No
vember LIST, SAYS that Information has
been received that the steamer
Metapedia, bound for Yokohama, ran
into the German schooner Louise, off
North Formosa, and sank her. The
crew were all picked up.
A project has been started by a
number Of leading residents in Toxic,
To form company under the name
of the Japan Woven Goods company,
with II cap tai of 100000 yen. a let
of machinery and implements is to be
ordered from Europe.
The Pekin Gazette says that the
breach in the banks OF the yellow !
river at Hainan is four miles long,
that four prefectordl districts have
lee submerged and their inhabitants |
drowned.
The Mainirhi Ship.bun says that the
Nippon Guiko has received orders
from the government to issue CONVEX
tble notes to the value OF $4,000 900
yen.
Inquiry is being made by the Tsung-
Li-Yamet into the cause OF the deter
ioralion OF Chinese tea.
Fresh disturbances are said to have
broken out at Chi-Nan-Foi, between
Catholic missionaries and natives.